National Republican., 1887-01-19
MRS. EMMONSS STORY TOLD.
AFTER FOUR DAYS TALKING SHE
LEAVES THE WITNESS STAND.
A Compromising Statement Read-Hus-
band Number Two Testifies in Ills
Former wife's Behalf - Done with
Husband Number Three Forever-Pa-
tient No Longer.

II Is pretty safe to predict that there will
be considerable of o reduction apparent In
the size Of the crowd attending to-day upon
the hearing in the lunacy case of Mrs.
Emmons. She finished her examination
yesterday afternoon, and retired from the
stand, and this fact in itself will be suf1l-
cient to stop the packing OF the old circuit
court room. While many have attended
through curiosity, and been desperate al
most In their efforts to secure admission,
still there are others who take q deep
interest In the case, and arewatching its
progress closely. Immediately after the
hearing was resumed yesterday, Mrs. EN-.
mons continued to give her testimony. She
spoke Of her visit to Atlantic City, and also
explained her meaning when she said the
trees were talking to her.
Mr.. Garnett asked the witness In regard
to difficulty she had with her husband
prior to leaving for Europe.
"The difficulty which makes that man no
more my husband,n said Mrs. Emmons,
with flashing eyes, "when he presumed to
lay his hands on me in violence more than
you, Mr.. Garnett, saw when you called on
me that night with DIR. Lincoln. / think
went In to ask him II could see my tickets
on which was to sail to Europe and my
letter of credit, and he told me he hadn't
iutus VI lUeO he UOlu
me that bis Uncle George, who has always
been kind to me, and who, believe, Is now
dead, said, Don't trust that woman
Good heavens y j said; have you that let
terP lie did not show it to me. He put
his two hands on my shoulders and tried TO
push me out. Can you deny that ito Mr..
Emmons). But he pushed me as far as the
sill of that door. | told him / would not
go out, and did not. The marks were on
my shoulders the next morning. ~
."Did any one see him push you?" asked
Mr.. Garnett.
mo-" said Mrs. Emmons, "no one saw
him push me, but my maid saw me after.
wards. She heard him confess that he did
| II, that he put his arm around me to put
me out OF the room. i had put In his
hands all that | owned In the world, except
my clothing. l gave him q power Of at
torney. ] did not sail on the steamer in-
tended. Iwent TO Mr.. Lowndes to take
that power Of attorney from him. But
because could not do It then waited
| until the next steamer"
Mrs. Emmons said that in her heart she
believed that the car on which she went to
| New York was packed with q lunacy COM
| mission, and It could not be explained
| away. In speaking Of the ocean voyage to
England, the witness said that she told Mrs.
| De COrmis on the steamer that she would
have to return when Queenstown was
reached.
"Why did you want her to 60 back ?i'
| asked Mr.. Garnett.
"she didn't suit me-" said Mrs Emmons.
"No vulgar, coarse, disagreeable, selfish
woman can suit me, II find them out.n
"When did you have that fussP' asked
Mr. Garnett.
at wasn't much OF fuss. That was
after had told her that she would have to
| go back. / recollect that dismissed her
because she was coarse and vulgar, and so
on, and so op."
Mrs, Emmons related how she believed
| Mrs. De Cormis tracked her steps every
where she went and made trouble for her,
she suspected by order Of her husband
"How did she make trouble for you ?'
inquired Mr. Garnett.
"Well," began Mrs. Emmons, "if you
had been locked up In O cold-cold--"
here she stopped and seemed unable to
proceed. Then she went on
"Put in a police station-a regular, real
English police station and had to spend
the night there don't mind 1t much
now that am over it. or course, can en-
| JOY the experience"
"Tell US about that arrest now-how it
happened" said Mr. Garnett.
81 can't, can't go over it,n said Mrs.
Emmons slowly. Then, after pausing a
moment, she said "Mrs. De Cormis sent
the man to the Langham Hotel to say that
1 a
lunatic."
"Well ~ said Mr.. Garnett.
swell. that fool of a porter-I can feel
that touch yeti, it was horrible, and it
frightened me-"
"How did it happen that you were ar
rested?"
"Because,n she said, "he insisted that |
should not 90 into the hotel. 1 did not
speak as loud as do now. He asked me
later, who do you want to see' Col.
Gordon is now, and was, the manager of
the hotel, but could not think Of his
name. said wanted to see the manager
or proprietor. He said, There are many
do you wants? said, u want to see one Of
them, or--English, you know-the clark
lie said, Can't see them,'-brutal fellow
lie asked II had a card, but ] hadn't one;
had gone down to engage rooms. He
said, This woman is fraud. Colby, take
her away"
"Cob6y," said Mr. Garuett, Indignantly.
"Yes, he meant pollceman; COLBY or
bobby, or peeler. They have great many
names for them. 1t was policeman IA d. -
Mrs. Emmons continued her history, and
said that she had about arranged matters
when Mrs. De Colmis interfered and made
the matter public by going to the American
minister. The witness here transferred her
hearers with her narrative to London, and
From this point she returned to the Lydlan
Monarch, and described the scene where
her husband and DR.. Kempster came aboard
and how she got away from them aud came
to this city. Following came the scene and
interview. at Wormley's, which has been
published.
With statement In regard to letter
sent by Mrs. EmmOns to her husband in re-
gard to suitable companion the direct eX.
animation closed.
In entering upon the cross.eXamination
Mr.. Kent produced letter written by Mrs,
Emmons to her husband on last New Years
night, and was about asking her concern
ing it.
She protested against the publicity OF
such q sacred letter and speaking Of her
husband said: "IIe, believe, cares for me,
but he has forfeited every little right hC
had to my love, and he knows it, and ht
knows ] despise him. l have been very
happy with him, even when he gave me
trouble, but it's finished, all is flushed
He might as well know 1t now. If he had
10000 shares of Bell telephone stock and
stripped me of everything, of everything
except my first name and one dress, |
would not go with him. lie will speak to
me, he will coax, but he must not do II
any more | have been patient ten years
aud half; will not be SO any more,n
Mr.. Kent having stated that he did no
desire to examine the witness further, Mrs
Emmops left the stand and took seat be
side her counsel.
Mr.. Garnett presented written state
ment from Mr.. James Lowndes, which botl
sides agreed TO accept as his testimony,
was read as follows:
II in court would testify that l read o
looked over one or two letters of bundle o
letters shown me by Mrs. Emmons and after
ward destroyed They were letters of Mr. EN-
mons TO woman In Philadelphia expressing
love for her and indicating improper relation
with the woman and unfaithtulness to his wife
The letters were handed TO Mr.. Emmons Mt tn
, time of the agreement Of November, 1885, an,
burned by'Air. Emmons in the presence of Mrs
Emmons and myself My recollection is tina